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[Verse]
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The crowds were in the streets that day when Jesus came to town,
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All the synagogue was there and more from miles around.
     D                                 C
So I asked him home to dinner just to see what I could see
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of this famous local prophet from here in Galilee.
 
[Bridge]
    C                  G              D
And I don't know just how this woman got into the room.
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But you couldn't miss her gaudy clothes and her strong and sweet perfume.
 D                                     C
She went straight to Jesus' feet and stopped and stood right there.
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Then cried and wet His feet with tears and dried them with her hair.
 
[Verse]
       D                         F
Now of all the women in my town none was so well known.
          C                                   G
For the flagrant sins she'd lived in and the wickedness she'd sown.
        D                                        C
But He didn't move to stop her, it seemed this prophet couldn't tell,
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That the woman who was touching Him was the kind they buy and sell.
 
[Bridge]
       C       G                  D
And I had no idea just what this Jesus planned to do
               C              G           A
When he said "Simon, there's something I need to say to you."
            D                                  C
So I said "Teacher, if it's on your mind then tell me what you will."
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But as He began to speak to me the room grew quickly still.
 
[Verse]
                 D                              F
He said "Take a good look at this woman now, in spite of all her fears,
       C                          G
She's kissed me and anointed me, washed my feet with tears.
       D                                C
She's honoured me and you've been only rude to me instead.
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You gave no kiss of greeting nor anointing for my head."
 
[Chorus]
     C                 G          D
Her sins were red as scarlet and now they're washed away.
     C                     G                A
The love and faith she's shown is all the price she has to pay.
         D                                C
For the depth of God's forgiveness, it's more than you can see,
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And in spite of what you think of her, she's beautiful to me."
 
[Verse]
       D                         F
Now my anger flamed to hatred, I wanted nothing more
         C                                    G
Than to take this prophet by the throat and throw Him out the door.
    D                                 C
To act like God, forgiving sins, and then speak so to me.
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This itinerant from Nazareth - in backwords Galilee.
 
[Bridge]
        C               G         D
But instead I sat and trembled, shaken to the core.
     C               G               A
The woman still was weeping as she knelt there on the floor.
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Jesus turned to her, said "Your chains have been released -
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Your faith has saved you from your sins, rise - walk in peace."
 
[Chorus x3]
      C                 G          D
Your sins were red as scarlet but now they're washed away.
     C                     G                A
The love and faith you've shown is all the price you have to pay.
         D                                C
For the depth of God's forgiveness, it's deeper than the sea.
         G                                    A           D
And no matter what the world may think, you're beautiful to me."